BLVRA, biliverdin reductase A, 644

N. diseases: 34; N. variants: 5
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0023890
Disease: Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Cirrhosis
0.020 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Hyperbiliverdinaemia (green jaundice) with green plasma and urine may be caused by a genetic defect in the BVR-A gene in conjunction with decompensated liver cirrhosis. 19580635 2009
CUI: C1623038
Disease: Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE FOXD2-AS1/miR-139-5p/BLVRA or CYTH2 axis might be the underlying molecular mechanism that dissects HCC development caused by cirrhosis. 31758243 2020
CUI: C0028754
Disease: Obesity
Obesity
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE These data suggest that the reduction of BVR-A may be responsible for early alterations of the insulin signaling pathway in obesity and in this context may represent a novel molecular target to be investigated for the comprehension of the process of insulin resistance development in obesity. 30826467 2019
CUI: C0162871
Disease: Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Unlike BLVRA mRNA level, the expression of HMOX1, HMOX1:BLVRA ratio and HO-1 protein level positively correlate with abdominal aortic aneurysm size in clinical samples. 31704097 2019
CUI: C0400966
Disease: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE In conclusion, our data demonstrate a critical role for BVRA in protecting against lipid accumulation and oxidative stress in hepatocytes, which may serve as a future therapeutic target for NAFLD and its progression to NASH. 31422074 2019
CUI: C0857007
Disease: Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Moreover, individuals carrying the A-allele of G6PD 1388 G>A and BLVRA rs699512 had a significantly increased risk of developing neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia (OR = 5.01, P < 0.001, 95% CI: 3.42-7.85). 30636082 2019
CUI: C0015695
Disease: Fatty Liver
Fatty Liver
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The antioxidant bilirubin and the enzyme that generates it, biliverdin reductase A (BVRA), are components of the heme catabolic pathway that have been shown to reduce hepatic steatosis. 29494209 2018
CUI: C0034067
Disease: Pulmonary Emphysema
Pulmonary Emphysema
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE In particular, x-ray computed tomography (CT) emphysema measurements are used to identify the most diseased and the second-most diseased lobes as BLVR targets. 29051040 2018
CUI: C2711227
Disease: Steatohepatitis
Steatohepatitis
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE This review discusses the roles for bilirubin and BVRA in the prevention of steatosis, their functions in the later stages of liver disease, and their potential therapeutic application. 29494209 2018
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Therefore, Tat-mediated transduction of BLVRA may provide a potential tool to ameliorate β-cell deficit in pancreas with T2DM. 28198575 2017
CUI: C0020433
Disease: Hyperbilirubinemia
Hyperbilirubinemia
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The present study was undertaken to investigate the genotype and allele frequencies of the variants in the four bilirubin metabolism genes (UGT1A1, OATP2, HMOX1, and BLVRA) and their association with hyperbilirubinemia. 27943244 2017
CUI: C0279606
Disease: Childhood Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Childhood Hepatocellular Carcinoma
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Predictive role BLVRA mRNA expression in hepatocellular cancer. 27740521 2017
CUI: C0279607
Disease: Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Adult Hepatocellular Carcinoma
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Predictive role BLVRA mRNA expression in hepatocellular cancer. 27740521 2017
CUI: C0345904
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of liver
Malignant neoplasm of liver
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Predictive role BLVRA mRNA expression in hepatocellular cancer. 27740521 2017
CUI: C2239176
Disease: Liver carcinoma
Liver carcinoma
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE BLVRA mRNA levels in the liver as well as in PBL are significantly higher in HCC patients most likely as a feedback mechanism to control increased oxidative stress associated with HCC progression. 27740521 2017
CUI: C0013080
Disease: Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The above data support the hypothesis that the dysregulation of HO-1/BVR-A system contributes to the early increase of oxidative stress in DS and provide potential mechanistic paths involved in the neurodegenerative process and AD development. 25391381 2015
CUI: C0022658
Disease: Kidney Diseases
Kidney Diseases
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE In conclusion, the BVRA positive macrophage is a source of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in injured kidney, which may provide a potential target for treatment of kidney disease. 26393580 2015
CUI: C0037274
Disease: Dermatologic disorders
Dermatologic disorders
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE Thus we suggested that Tat-BLVRA protein may provide an effective therapeutic agent for inflammatory skin diseases. 25239864 2015
CUI: C4521042
Disease: Complete Trisomy 21 Syndrome
Complete Trisomy 21 Syndrome
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE The above data support the hypothesis that the dysregulation of HO-1/BVR-A system contributes to the early increase of oxidative stress in DS and provide potential mechanistic paths involved in the neurodegenerative process and AD development. 25391381 2015
CUI: C0019196
Disease: Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
0.010 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Compared to the controls, substantially increased BLVRA expression was detected in PBL (p<0.001) of therapeutically naïve HCV patients. mRNA levels of BLVRA in PBL closely correlated with those in liver tissue (r2 = 0.347,p = 0.03). 23536765 2013
CUI: C0036690
Disease: Septicemia
Septicemia
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We tested whether a highly polymorphic (GT)n microsatellite and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in HMOX1 and BLVRA/B genes are associated with outcome of sepsis. 23042203 2012
CUI: C0243026
Disease: Sepsis
Sepsis
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We tested whether a highly polymorphic (GT)n microsatellite and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in HMOX1 and BLVRA/B genes are associated with outcome of sepsis. 23042203 2012
CUI: C0085580
Disease: Essential Hypertension
Essential Hypertension
0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE These findings provide the first genetic evidence for the role of BLVRA on the susceptibility to human essential hypertension and blood pressure. 21721974 2011
CUI: C0524851
Disease: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative Disorders
0.010 Biomarker group BEFREE In conclusion, nitrosative stress-induced modifications on hippocampal BVR-A are an early event in the pathogenesis of AD since they appear also in MCI subjects and could contribute to the antioxidant and metabolic derangement characteristic of these neurodegenerative disorders. 21483094 2011
CUI: C1956346
Disease: Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Four significant associations with CAD were detected after controlling age and the false discovery rate at 15%: the recessive effect of SNP rs887829 (UGT1A1 G-364A) [age-adjusted odds ratio (OR): 0.24; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.10-0.60; P=0.0014] and dominant effect of rs4149013 (SLCO1B1 A-12099G) (age-adjusted OR: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.55-0.91; P=0.0069) on male CAD, and the additive effects of rs2877262 (BLVRA G+1238/in6C) (age-adjusted OR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.59-0.89; P=0.0021) and rs2690381 (BLVRA G+2613/in6A) (age-adjusted OR: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.56-0.86; P=0.0008) on female CAD. 19238116 2009